St. Maarten Without an Excursion (Private $120 Island Tour!)

Welcome back to our 50 Days of Cruising the Caribbean series! 🌴🚢 In this series, we’re visiting 13 different cruise ports without booking excursions—showing you what you can do on your own and how to save money along the way. 👉 In most of our previous episodes, we stayed close to port or explored nearby towns on foot. But in St. Maarten, we decided to try something a little different… Instead of pre-booking an expensive cruise ship excursion, we hired a local taxi driver for the day. ✔️ $120 total (for all four of us) ✔️ Private tour ✔️ Comfortable air-conditioned minivan And it gave us the freedom to see so much more of the island. During our day, we: Walked through shallow water to Îlet de Pinel 🏝️ Climbed up to Fort Louis for amazing views Crossed the famous Simpson Bay Bridge Watched planes land just overhead at Maho Beach ✈️ right next to Princess Juliana International Airport This ended up being one of the best ways we’ve explored a port so far—still no cruise excursion, but with the added benefit of a private, customizable experience for less money. 👉 If you’ve been following our series, this is a great example of how you can go beyond the port without overspending. 🎥 This video is part of our full series: 50 Days of Cruising the Caribbean – 13 Ports, No Excursions Be sure to check out the rest of the ports to see what you can do on your own at each stop! 👍 If you’re enjoying this series, don’t forget to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! #StMaarten #CaribbeanCruise #CruiseTips #CruiseVlog #NoExcursion #MahoBeach #PinelIsland #FortLouis